# 鑊

| 鑊 | U+944A, &#37962; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-944A |
| ← 鑉 [U+9449] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鑋 → [U+944B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

鑊 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+14, 22 strokes, cangjie input 金廿人水 (CTOE), four-corner 8414$_7$, composition ⿰釒蒦)

#### Derived characters

* 𡆇

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1325, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40981
* Dae Jaweon: page 1825, character 31
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4262, character 4
* Unihan data for U+944A

## Chinese

* 鑊 (Gan)
* 鑊 (Cantonese)
* 鑊 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese)

### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 檴 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 鱯 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 護 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 頀 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 濩 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ, *qʷraːɡ |
| 韄 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 鳠 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 擭 | *ɢʷaːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ, *qʷraːɡ |
| 瓁 | *ŋɢʷaːɡ |
| 劐 | *qʰʷaːɡ |
| 穫 | *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 鑊 | *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 矆 | *qʰʷaɡ |
| 鸌 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 雘 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 蠖 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 臒 | *qʷaːɡ, *qʷaɡ |
| 嬳 | *qʷaːɡ, *qʷaɡ |
| 彠 | *qʷaɡ, *qʷraːɡ, *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 嚄 | *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 獲 | *ɢʷraːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷaːɡ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 蒦.

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huò (huo$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wok$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): vok$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vo̍k
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vog$^6$
* Eastern Min (BUC): huŏk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ho̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uag$^8$ / uêg$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$ghoq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huò
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huò
*** Wade–Giles: huo$^4$
*** Yale: hwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoh
*** Palladius: хо (xo)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wok$^6$
*** Yale: wohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːk̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: vok$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /vɔk̚²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vo̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: vog
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /vok̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋɔk̚⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huŏk
*** Sinological IPA : /huoʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ho̍k
*** Tâi-lô: ho̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hok
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚¹²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uag$^8$ / uêg$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍k / ue̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /uak̚⁴/, /uek̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$ghoq
*** MiniDict: ghoh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhoq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦoʔ¹²/
* Middle Chinese: hwak
Rime :
| Character | 鑊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 鐸 (104) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 胡郭切 |
| Baxter | hwak |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦwɑk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦʷɑk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣuɑk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦwak̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣuɑk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣuɑk̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣwɑk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | huó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wok$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaːɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鑊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5585 |
| Phonetic component | 蒦 |
| Rime group | 鐸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 穫 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷaːɡ/ |

### Definitions

鑊
* (historical) cauldron (for food)
* (historical) cauldron (for execution by boiling)
* (Cantonese, Hakka) wok (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 個／个 c)
* (Cantonese, figurative) problem; trouble; blame
* (Cantonese) satellite dish
* (Cantonese) Classifier for the amount of food in a wok: wok
    炒鑊飯／炒镬饭 [Cantonese] ― caau$^2$ wok$^6$ faan$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to fry a wok of rice
* (Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences of problems, conflicts, fights, etc.: time
       keoi$^5$ bei$^2$ bo$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ naau$^6$ zo$^2$ wok$^6$ gam$^1$ ge$^3$. [Jyutping]
       He got a serious scolding from his boss.
       wok$^6$ wok$^6$ dou$^1$ gam$^3$ git$^6$. [Jyutping]
       It's tricky every time.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 釜 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鍋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鍋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鍋子, 鍋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 鍋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鍋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鍋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鍋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鍋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鍋 †, 䀇子, 煲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 鍋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鍋子, 鍋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 鍋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鑊 †, 煲 ‡, 罉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鑊 †, 煲 ‡, 罉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 鑊仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 鑊仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鑊 †, 煲 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鑊 †, 煲 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 煲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鑊 †, 煲 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鑊 †, 煲 ‡ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鍋 †, 鼎罐 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鑊頭 †, 鑊 †, 煲, 煲仔, 烳鑼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 鑊 † |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 鑊 † |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 鑊仔 † |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 鑊 †, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 炒鑊 † |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 鑊仔 † |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 鑊俅 † |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 鑊俅 † |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 鑊 †, 鑊頭 †, 鑊仔蒂 † |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 鑊 † |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 鑊 † |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 鑊頭 †, 鑊仔 † |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鑊頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鑊仔, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鑊仔, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鑊仔, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鑊, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鑊仔, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鑊, 鑊頭 † |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鑊頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鑊頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鍋, 銚兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鼎 †, 鍋仔, 鍋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鼎 †, 鍋鍋, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鼎 †, 鍋仔, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鼎 †, 鍋仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鼎 †, 鍋仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鼎仔 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鼎 † |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鼎 †, 鼎仔 †, 鍋仔, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鍋仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鼎 †, 鍋 ‡, 木磬 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鼎 †, 鍋 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鼎 †, 生鍋 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 鼎 † |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鼎 †, 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鼎 †, 鍋 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鼎 †, 鍋 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 鍋 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鼎 † |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鼎 †, 鍋 ‡ |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鐺 †, 煲 ‡ |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 鼎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鑊子, 鍋子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鑊子 †, 鍋子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鑊 †, 鉛鍋兒, 鍋兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鍋子, 鍋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鍋子 †, 爐倉 |
| Note | † - wok; ‡ - pot | † - wok; ‡ - pot |

### Compounds

* 一鑊泡 / 一镬泡
* 一鑊熟 / 一镬熟
* 一鑊粥 / 一镬粥
* 候鑊 / 候镬
* 冷鑊死灶 / 冷镬死灶
* 刀鋸鼎鑊 / 刀锯鼎镬
* 大鑊 / 大镬
* 大鑊吂滾，細鑊洛洛滾 / 大镬吂滚，细镬洛洛滚
* 孭鑊 / 𱙷镬
* 平底鑊 / 平底镬
* 忠臣落油鑊 / 忠臣落油镬
* 斧鉞湯鑊 / 斧钺汤镬
* 易潔鑊 / 易洁镬
* 油鑊 / 油镬
* 湯鑊 / 汤镬
* 無油難脫鑊 / 无油难脱镬
* 爆大鑊 / 爆大镬
* 爆鑊 / 爆镬
* 落鑊 / 落镬
* 衛星鑊 / 卫星镬
* 補鑊 / 补镬 (bǔhuò)
* 起鑊 / 起镬
* 身膏鼎鑊 / 身膏鼎镬
* 鑊仔 / 镬仔
* 鑊形天線 / 镬形天线
* 鑊撈 / 镬捞
* 鑊氣 / 镬气 (huòqì)
* 鑊烹 / 镬烹
* 鑊鏟 / 镬铲
* 鑊鐸 / 镬铎
* 鑊頭 / 镬头
* 開鑊 / 开镬
* 飯鑊 / 饭镬
* 鬧鑊鐸 / 闹镬铎
* 鼎鑊 / 鼎镬
* 鼎鑊刀鋸 / 鼎镬刀锯

### Descendants

* → Arabic: وُوك (wūk)
* → Armenian: վոկ (vok)
* →⇒ Czech: pánev wok
* → Danish: wok
* → Dutch: wok
* → English: wok
* → Esperanto: uoko
* → Faroese: vokk
* →⇒ Finnish: wokkipannu
* → French: wok
* → German: Wok
* →⇒ Icelandic: wok-panna
* → Irish: wok
* → Polish: wok
* → Portuguese: wok
* → Russian: вок (vok)
* → Scottish Gaelic: wok
* → Spanish: wok
* →⇒ Swedish: wokpanna
* → Welsh: woc
* → Vietnamese: vạc

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* cauldron
* large iron pot

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): かく (kaku)、わく (waku)
* Kun: かま (kama, 鑊)、なべ (nabe, 鑊)

## Korean
### Hanja

鑊 • (hwak) (hangeul 확, revised hwak, McCune–Reischauer hwak, Yale hwak)
* caldron

## Vietnamese
### Han character

鑊: Hán Nôm readings: hoạch, vạc
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.